Out of the troubled waters

[sovay]

The night before last, I dreamed about the mansion and estates of a family whose oldest ancestor was preserved in poisonous chemicals a vault at the heart of the house: but every now and then he was lifted out, drained, and shaved of the mold that had gathered on his dead skin, and at these moments he could be asked questions and he would answer. Last night I dreamed a seedy restaurant from the perspective of an amphibious woman nicknamed Red Sal, on a planet where gills was slang for girl-parts and hellbender for rough trade. (I have no idea. The last thing I read before bed was a Judge Dee mystery.) I don't know if I can fuse them, but at least one of these should be a story.

Almost all of today was spent with my brother and his girlfriend at the Mystic Aquarium (or in transit, there and back), which reminded me that I have not been to the New England Aquarium in literally years. I used to visit almost religiously. One of the highlights of my childhood was the feeding of the electric eel, and watching the little gauge swing over into the red as it discharged at high voltage. There were a pair of morays at the Mystic, but we did not get to see their pharyngeal jaws in action. Alas. The anemones were very beautiful, however.

I am not sleeping. This needs to change.

Comments

[genarti]

Oh, wow. "Raptorial pharyngeal jaws" -- that is so very cool. I didn't know morays were quite that nifty!

I haven't been to the New England Aquarium in years, either. I really ought to go again. Just go on my own, since that way no one else has to deal with my tendency to get fascinated and absorbed by absolutely EVERYTHING, and spend a Saturday afternoon meandering through.

I would eagerly read either of those stories, too, or the combined version. Those are really neat dreams.

[sovay]

I didn't know morays were quite that nifty!

It's definitely made my week.

Just go on my own, since that way no one else has to deal with my tendency to get fascinated and absorbed by absolutely EVERYTHING, and spend a Saturday afternoon meandering through.

You want to organize an aquarium pilgrimage one of these weekends?

[genarti]

I would be entirely up for that! The next couple of weekends are bad for me, but sometime in mid-October, maybe?

[sovay]

The next couple of weekends are bad for me, but sometime in mid-October, maybe?

Mid-October is auspicious.

[genarti]

Eeeeexcellent.

Let us discuss this further when it is closer to the date, then! Unless you'd rather do so now to have schedules arranged. I am easy.